Title :
Status of the numi neutrino beam at fermilab
Author :
Zwaska, R.M. ; Adamson, P. ; Childress, S.C. ; Hylen, J. ; Kobilarcik, T. ; Koizumi, G.M. ; Lucas, P.W. ; Marchionni, A. ; Martens, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Fermilab, Batavia
Abstract :
The NuMI beam at Fermilab produces a high-intensity neutrino beam for neutrino oscillation experiments. Since the start of 2005, NuMI has been delivering beam to the MINOS experiment. Greater than 2times10[20] 120 GeV protons have been delivered to the neutrino production target, with a peak power of 320 kW being achieved. This note reports on the status and operation of the beam and its technical components, including the target, horns, and instrumentation.
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; neutrino oscillations; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; Fermilab; MINOS experiment; NuMI beam; high-intensity neutrino beam; neutrino oscillation experiments; neutrino production target; proton accelerator; Instruments; Neutrino sources; Particle beams; Production; Proton accelerators; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0916-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2007.4440737
